{{Short description|14th edition of the Mediterranean Games}} {{Infobox games | name = XIV Mediterranean Games | logo = 2001 MG (logo).png | size = 200 | caption = | host_city = [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] | nations = 23 | athletes = 2,991 | events = 230 in 23 [[sport]]s | opening = 2 September 2001 | closing = 15 September 2001 | opened_by = [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]] | athlete_oath = | judge_oath = | stadium = [[Stade 7 November]] | website = | previous = [[1997 Mediterranean Games|Bari 1997]] | next = [[2005 Mediterranean Games|Almería 2005]] }}
The '''XIV Mediterranean Games''' ({{langx|ar|ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001}}), commonly known as the '''2001 Mediterranean Games''', were the 14th [[Mediterranean Games]] held in [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]], from 2–15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes (1,972 men and 1,019 women) from 23 [[country|countries]] participated. There were a total of 230 medal events from 23 different [[sport]]s.
[[France]] won the most [[gold medal]]s in the competition (40) while [[Italy]] had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in total. [[Turkey]], [[Spain]] and [[Greece]] rounded out the top five, shortly followed by the host country in sixth place. Two [[disability sports|disability events]] were incorporated into the [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] programme – there was a 1500 m [[wheelchair race]] for men and an 800 m for women.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080424033642/http://www.tunisiaonline.com/news/medgames2001/ "Updates on Mediterranean Games"] (2008-04-24) ''Tunisia Online''. Archived from [http://www.tunisiaonline.com/news/medgames2001/ the original]. Retrieved on 2012-08-09.</ref>
The Tunisian organisers of the Games decided not to hold the closing ceremony because of the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>[https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=945884 ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΑΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ: Ξεχώρισαν οι ρίπτες]</ref>
==Participating nations== The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2001 Mediterranean Games: {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagIOC2|ALB|2001 Mediterranean Games|42}} *{{flagIOC2|ALG|2001 Mediterranean Games|155}} *{{flagIOC2|AND|2001 Mediterranean Games|9}} *{{flagIOC2|BIH|2001 Mediterranean Games|26}} *{{flagIOC2|CRO|2001 Mediterranean Games|134}} *{{flagIOC2|CYP|2001 Mediterranean Games|66}} *{{flagIOC2|EGY|2001 Mediterranean Games|69}} *{{flagIOC2|FRA|2001 Mediterranean Games|303}} *{{flagIOC2|GRE|2001 Mediterranean Games|338}} *{{flagIOC2|ITA|2001 Mediterranean Games|329}} *{{flagIOC2|JOR|2001 Mediterranean Games|20}} *{{flagIOC2|LIB|2001 Mediterranean Games|59}} *{{flagIOC2|LBA|2001 Mediterranean Games|33}} *{{flagIOC2|MLT|2001 Mediterranean Games|16}} *{{flagIOC2|MON|2001 Mediterranean Games|7}} *{{flagIOC2|MAR|2001 Mediterranean Games|117}} *{{flagIOC2|SMR|2001 Mediterranean Games|51}} *{{flagIOC2|SLO|2001 Mediterranean Games|133}} *{{flagIOC2|ESP|2001 Mediterranean Games|301}} *{{flagIOC2|SYR|2001 Mediterranean Games|76}} *{{flagIOC2|TUN|2001 Mediterranean Games|303}} *{{flagIOC2|TUR|2001 Mediterranean Games|261}} *{{flagIOC2|YUG|2001 Mediterranean Games|143}} {{colend}}
==Sports== {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *{{GamesSport|Athletics}} *{{GamesSport|Basketball}} *{{GamesSport|Boxing}} *{{GamesSport|Bowls}} *{{GamesSport|Cycling}} *{{GamesSport|Fencing}} *{{GamesSport|Football}} *{{GamesSport|Golf}} *{{GamesSport|Gymnastics}} *{{GamesSport|Handball}} *{{GamesSport|Judo}} *{{GamesSport|Karate}} *{{GamesSport|Rowing}} *{{GamesSport|Sailing}} *{{GamesSport|Shooting}} *{{GamesSport|Swimming}} *{{GamesSport|Tennis}} *{{GamesSport|Table tennis}} *{{GamesSport|Volleyball}} *{{GamesSport|Water polo}} *{{GamesSport|Weightlifting}} *{{GamesSport|Wrestling}} {{colend}}
==Medal table== The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the [[IOC]], [[IAAF]] and [[BBC]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" ! width=50 | Place ! width=200 | Nation ! width=50 | {{gold1}} ! width=50 | {{silver2}} ! width=50 | {{bronze3}} ! width=50 | Total |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 1 | align="left" | {{flaglink|FRA|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 40 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 32 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 50 | 122 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 2 | align="left" | {{flaglink|ITA|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 38 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 59 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 39 | 136 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 3 | align="left" | {{flaglink|TUR|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 33 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 16 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 12 | 61 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 4 | align="left" | {{flaglink|ESP|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 31 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 26 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 41 | 98 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 5 | align="left" | {{flaglink|GRE|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 28 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 33 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 26 | 87 |- style="background:#ccccff" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 6 | align="left" | '''{{flaglink|TUN|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}}''' | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 19 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 12 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 25 | 56 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 7 | align="left" | {{flaglink|ALG|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 10 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 10 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 12 | 32 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 8 | align="left" | {{flaglink|EGY|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 7 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 13 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 17 | 37 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 9 | align="left" | {{flaglink|CRO|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 6 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 6 | 18 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 10 | align="left" | {{flaglink|MAR|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 6 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 4 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 5 | 15 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 11 | align="left" | {{flaglink|SLO|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 5 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 10 | 20 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 12 | align="left" | {{flaglink|FR Yugoslavia|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 3 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 14 | 22 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 13 | align="left" | {{flaglink|CYP|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games|1960}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3 | 5 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 14 | align="left" | {{flaglink|SYR|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games|1980}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 4 | 9 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 15 | align="left" | {{flaglink|LIB|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 2 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 16 | align="left" | {{flaglink|ALB|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 1 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 17 | align="left" | {{flaglink|BIH|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3 | 3 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 18 | align="left" | {{flaglink|LBA|at the 2001 Mediterranean Games|1977}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |- align="center" class="sortbottom" ! colspan="2"| Total | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | '''227''' | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | '''229''' | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | '''269''' !725 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.cijm.org.gr/ International Mediterranean Games Committee] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130728092531/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM2001.pdf Results]
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